Catechetical Program

Overall Goal of the Catechetical Program

The overall goal of the program is to provide quality Catechetical services within the Catholic Diocese of Ngong by coordinating the formation and training of Catechists in the Diocese. Hence support Evangelization activities geared towards the formation of Small Christian Communities and give spiritual guidance to all Catechists in the diocese.

Other Goals

The Catechetical department ensures that the Diocesan Mission statement is fulfilled through effective evangelization by providing quality and harmonized catechetical services within the Diocese.
The Department catechizes the non-baptized, to enable them to receive Sacraments through family outreach.
To facilitate on-going formation for the Christians through on-going catechesis and retreats.
To co-ordinate Catechetical activities within the Catholic Diocese of Ngong.
To empower Catechists; as teachers of religious ideals of the Catholic Faith, Catechists needs empowerment. Once empowered, their faith is strengthened and therefore producing good dignified personalities who will mediate between the community and the church.
To coordinate Catechetical projects and monitor the daily implementation progress. The Catechetical Commission will evaluate the whole process while the diocesan finance committee are endowed with the responsibilities of overseeing the management of all the financial reports and monitor the financial progress report.

Programs Objectives

The general objective of the Diocesan Catechetical Program is to promote Vocation and to identify that every baptized Catholic is personally called by the Holy Spirit to make his/her contribution to the coming of God’s Kingdom within the lay state. The Catechist’s Vocation therefore, apart from teaching of the Sacraments, is a specific call from the Holy Spirit, a special charisma recognized by the Church and made explicit by the Bishop’s mandate. It is important for the Catechetical Commission to recognize the supernatural and ecclesial significance of this call so as to be able to respond like the prophets, “Here I am Lord, send me.” In actual sense, the Catechist’s Vocation is both specific i.e. for the task of catechizing and general for collaborating in whatever apostolic service is useful for building up the Church of God.

To ensure that there is on-going formation of Catechists and Christians through catechesis, seminars and retreats.
To empower Catechists by way of proper co-ordination and facilitation, to enable them to perform their duties professionally, thus offer strong moral formation.